Battery Combat Medic
Requirements
- Medical education or a tactical medicine course (CLS, CMC, CPP, Medevac — an advantage)
- High motivation and psychological resilience
- Experience of working with the wounded is an advantage
- Willingness to learn and work to international emergency care standards
Responsibilities
- Providing first aid to the wounded at the battery's positions
- Taking part in the unit's medical planning and medical reconnaissance
- Evacuating the wounded from the danger zone
- Keeping medical records and overseeing the battery's medical supplies
- Regularly improving your skills and undergoing training
Terms
- Mobilisation until the end of martial law, or contract service
- Basic and specialist training as required
- Pay: base pay of UAH 21,000 + an additional bonus of up to UAH 100,000 for carrying out tasks in the combat zone — up to UAH 121,000 per month in total, depending on the duration and area of the tasks
- Full social package
- Full provision of protective equipment and military property
- Opportunity to obtain combatant status (UBD)
Vacancy: Battery Combat Medic
An artillery battery engages targets from a distance, but that does not make it invulnerable: counter-battery fire, drone strikes, injuries when handling heavy ammunition. The battery medic is the one who covers this risk from inside the unit.
The Battery Combat Medic provides care to the wounded and injured within an artillery unit and ensures their stabilisation and evacuation.
This is a position for a medic who works not in infantry formations but at firing positions — with its own specific injuries and logistics.
Who can become a Battery Combat Medic
Medical training is required — an education or a tactical medicine course.
What really matters:
- Medical education or a completed tactical medicine course
- Ability to act independently: a battery medic is often the only one in the unit
- Calm when dealing with severe injuries — artillery work brings its own kinds of injury
- Physical endurance: evacuation from a firing position takes strength
- Medical fitness — determined by the military medical board (VLK)
How a battery medic differs from a platoon medic: the role is the same, the environment is different. A platoon is infantry in combat formations. A battery is an artillery unit, working at firing positions and with equipment.
What a Battery Combat Medic does in the 141st SMB
In addition to what is described in the requirements above:
- Providing care to wounded and injured battery personnel
- Triage and preparation for evacuation from the firing position
- Overseeing the unit's medical supplies and restocking first aid kits
- Teaching crews self-aid and buddy aid
- Preventive work: preventing injuries when handling ammunition
How you will be trained
The path is the same for everyone: 51 days of basic military training, then the brigade adaptation course — 14–15 days with instructors who have combat experience.
After that — specialist medical training following tactical medicine protocols, taking into account the specifics of an artillery unit.
Our instructors' principle is short: the priority is to survive.
What you will be provided with
You will be fully kitted out: gear, protective equipment and medical supplies for the job.
You will not be on your own. The battery medic works within the brigade's medical chain: alongside medical instructors, ambulance drivers and medics from neighbouring units.
What the terms include:
- Pay: base pay of UAH 21,000 + an additional bonus of up to UAH 100,000 for carrying out tasks in the combat zone — up to UAH 121,000 per month in total, depending on the duration and area of the tasks
- Full provision of gear, protective equipment and military property
- The social package provided for service members
- Opportunity to obtain combatant status (UBD)
Where you can grow
- Medical Instructor — organising medical support for the unit
- Senior medic of the artillery branch
- Tactical medicine instructor
- Related medical positions in the brigade
In the 141st, competence and results count — not length of service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Logic and process: we answer the key questions about enlistment, training and status.
Apply for this positionHow is this different from a Platoon Combat Medic?
+The role is the same, the environment is different: a platoon is infantry in combat formations; a battery is an artillery unit at firing positions.
Do I need a medical education?
+Yes — an education or a completed tactical medicine course.
Does the battery medic work alone?
+Often, yes, which is why the ability to act independently matters. But the medic is part of the brigade's medical chain, not on their own.
I have no military experience. Can I still join you?
+Yes. Most of our best specialists were civilians yesterday. What matters to us is your motivation. We’ll match a role to your skills: if you understand machinery — you’ll go to the mechanics; if you know electronics — to UAVs or communications. Everything military — we’ll teach you.
How long does training take before deployment to the unit?
+Every recruit completes Basic General Military Training (BGMT) at a training center. After that — additional specialized training depending on the chosen role. We send only the prepared to the line of contact — that is our core principle.
What happens after I fill out the form?
+Your application goes to the recruiting center. Within 24 hours our specialist will call — it’s not an interrogation, just an introduction and answers to your questions. If we’re a match, the brigade issues an official request and our liaison helps you get through the TRC and MMB as fast as possible.
Can I transfer to the 141st SMB from another unit?
+Yes, we consider transfers — including via the Army+ app. Fill out the form and select the status “Active service member” — a recruiter will advise on your real chances and the steps involved.
I am AWOL (SZCh). Can I join?
+The law allows a return to service. If you’re motivated to fight in a sound team — fill out the form and state your status honestly. Our specialists will advise you individually on legal ways to return. Confidentially.
Do you provide uniform and equipment?
+Yes. The brigade fully provides basic kit, body armor, helmets and weapons. Plus — thanks to a strong volunteer network, we have additional technological support: drones, EW, transport.
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Tell us which role you wantWhat happens after you apply
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A call within 24 hours
Your application goes to the recruiting centre and a specialist calls within a day. It is not an interrogation — just an introduction and answers to your questions.
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Interview and choosing a role
Together we look at what you can do and where it is most useful. If we are a match, the brigade issues an official request for your transfer.
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Enlistment office and medical board — with support
Our liaison helps you get through the enlistment office and the military medical board as fast as possible. You do not navigate the queues alone.
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Training first, then the unit
Basic general military training takes 51 days, followed by the brigade’s 14–15 day adaptation course with instructors who have combat experience. We send only prepared soldiers to the front line.